11.   A top Palestinian negotiator said a summit failure would leave few options for diplomacy.

12.   But Israeli negotiators say they are not abandoning the talks.

13.   But Palestinian negotiators said work on the draft would not be completed Monday.

14.   But some negotiators said it was not surprising that the tobacco companies had not maintained a unified front.

15.   But negotiators said that a well-designed appeal process, by resolving disputes promptly, could reduce the number of lawsuits.

16.   But other negotiators said an agreement was still a possibility, albeit increasingly remote.

17.   But union negotiators said they would direct their members to return to work as soon as the trains could be inspected and the system restarted.

18.   But the upstate negotiators said they were not as confident as they were last fall.

19.   Canadian government negotiators say they are willing to accept an international standard for humane rules for trapping.

20.   Details of some of the other provisions concerning financial, legal and regulatory issues are still being ironed out, but negotiators say resolution is within reach.